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- The Spanish considered the Moros a threat to their Catholic mission in the Philippines and worked to prevent the spread of Islam throughout the archipelago. In fact, the name “Moro” is a Spanish term for “Moors,” referring to the Muslims who ruled the Iberian Peninsula from 711-1492.
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Apr 20, 2019 · Moro is used pejoratively to purposely insult, as in the fight described earlier, in which an angry Spaniard yelled “Moro! Faggot!” at his Moroccan opponents.
Spain was invaded in the past by moros (moors) and was taken back by Christians. If someone calls you a Moro, they may be insinuating that you are a foreigner / outsider / invader. Context matters but rarely have I seen people referring to or describing someone as Moro in a non negative manner.
Oct 9, 2022 · The term Moro was not derogatory and pejorative when first used by the Spaniards. It was derived from the first four letters of country of origin of the conquerors of Spain – Morocco – “Moro” (singular or Moros - plural form), or “Moor” (singular and Moors – plural) in English.
Mauri become "moro" in spanish. So the right use for the term is only for the actual Mauritania and all countries in Africa with coast in the Mediterranean. But rarely its used for Egipt.
Apr 13, 2007 · Moro in Spanish means many things, and like someone said before only the context and the intonation give it pejorative meaning. There is a traditional celebration named Moros y Cristianos. For me, moro means, as the RAE says: a person native from north of africa (not mentioning religion at all in this meaning).
The Spanish considered the Moros a threat to their Catholic mission in the Philippines and worked to prevent the spread of Islam throughout the archipelago. In fact, the name “Moro” is a Spanish term for “Moors,” referring to the Muslims who ruled the Iberian Peninsula from 711-1492.
The word Moro (a cognate of the English "Moors") originates as an exonym which, prior to the Spaniards' arrival in the Philippine archipelago, came to be used by the Spanish in reference to Muslims in general.
